| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 2002 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City (on loan from Crystal Palace) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Chelsea | ||
| 2019–2021 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Crystal Palace | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 43 | (15) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 34 | (7) |
| 2025–2026 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2026– | → Stoke City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:56, 28 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:35, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (born 5 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Rak-Sakyi was born in Southwark, London and attended Westminster City School along with his brother, Samuel. [3] Rak-Sakyi played in the youth academy at Chelsea, before joining Crystal Palace in 2019. [4] His first appearance in the Crystal Palace first-team squad was as an unused substitute against his previous club on 10 April 2021, and he signed his first professional contract for the club two days later. [5] [4] [6] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against former club Chelsea on 14 August 2021 in the Premier League. [7] Rak-Sakyi made his first start for the club in their final home game of the 2021–22 season, a 1–0 win against Manchester United. [8] On 11 August 2022, Rak-Sakyi joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan for their 2022–23 campaign. [9] He made his debut for the Addicks, in a 5–1 League One win at home to Plymouth Argyle on 17 August 2022, scoring Charlton's first goal. Ten days later, on 27 August 2022, Rak-Sakyi scored for Charlton again in a 1–1 League One draw away at Wycombe Wanderers. After scoring 15 goals and registering eight assists, he was later named the club's Supporters' Player of the Year for his performances across the season, receiving 46% of fans' votes. [10]
On 16 August 2024, Rak-Sakyi joined Chamnpionship club Sheffield United on loan for the 2024–25 season. [11] He played 36 times for the Blades, scoring seven goals helping them to reach the 2025 EFL Championship play-off final where they lost 2–1 to Sunderland. [12] On 12 September 2025, Rak-Sakyi joined Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on a season-long loan. [13] He was recalled back to Crystal Palace in January 2026. [14] On 2 February 2026, Rak-Sakyi joined Championship side Stoke City on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season. [15]
Though Rak-Sakyi is also eligible to represent Ghana through his parents, [16] he accepted a call-up to the England Under 20 squad in September 2021 to replace an injured Anthony Gordon. [17] On 6 September 2021, he made a goalscoring debut during a 6–1 victory over the Romania Under 20s at St. George's Park. [18]
On 13 November 2024, Rak-Sakyi was called up to the England Under 21 squad for the first time and made his debut two days later during a goalless draw with Spain in La Línea de la Concepción. [19]
Rak-Sakyi's younger brother, Samuel, is currently a member of the development squad at Chelsea. [20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2021–22 [21] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [23] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 [25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2022–23 [22] | League One | 43 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 15 |
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2024–25 [24] | Championship | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2025–26 [25] | Süper Lig | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2025–26 [25] | Championship | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 101 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 27 | ||
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